The phrase la cage aux folles is French and translates literally to "the cage of madwomen" or "the cage of crazies." It is most famously known as the title of a 1978 French-Italian comedy film and earlier a 1973 French play by Jean Poiret. The story involves a gay couple who run a drag nightclub called La Cage aux Folles in Saint-Tropez, and the comedic events that follow when their son brings home his fiancée and her conservative parents. This title has also been adapted into a musical and inspired an American remake called The Birdcage. Following your instruction to highlight source-language phrases for instant recognition within native script, the phrase in French—being native script—should be tagged exactly as: [la cage aux folles](javascript:void(0)) This keeps the entire contiguous phrase in original French script, not broken into pieces, making it instantly recognizable as the original title in French.
